Alan Keane (Gaelic footballer)

Alan Keane
Personal information
Irish name	Alan Ó Cathain
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	Galway, Ireland
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Occupation	Garda
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Killererin
Club titles
Galway titles	4
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2001-2006	Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	3
All-Irelands	1

Alan Keane is an inter-county Gaelic football goalkeeper for Galway. He has battled with Brian O'Donoghue for the position of first choice goalkeeper.^[1]^[2]

Playing career

He made his debut for Galway in 2001 and has won 3 Connacht Senior Football Championship medals and 1 All-Ireland. He was called into the playing squad with no former inter-county experience at under age. He has also won Galway senior medals with his club and represented Connacht in the railway cup.

References

↑ "BANK OF IRELAND CONNACHT SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP - SEMI-FINAL". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
↑ "Westmeath battle past Galway". Retrieved 2008-04-06.

Galway – 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (9th win)

1 A. Keane
2 K. Fitzgerald
3 G. Fahey (c)
4 R. Fahey
5 D. Meehan
6 T. Mannion
7 S. De Paor
8 K. Walsh
9 M. Donnellan
10 P. Clancy
11 J. Fallon
12 J. Bergin
13 D. Savage
14 P. Joyce
15 T. Joyce

Subs: 21 A. Kerins for T. Joyce; 23 K. Comer for Bergin

Subs not used: 16 P. Lally; 17 M. Comer; 18 T. Meehan; 19 M. Ó Callaráin; 20 S. Ó Domhnaill; 22 M. Clancy; 24 J. Donnellan

Manager: J. O'Mahony

Selectors: S. Joyce; P. Warren

Galway – 2004 National Football League runners-up

1 A. Keane 2 K. Fitzgerald 3 G. Fahey 4 M. Comer 5 D. Meehan 6 P. Clancy 7 S. de Paor 8 J. Bergin 9 S. Ó Domhnaill 10 M. Clancy 11 M. Donnellan 12 J. Devane 13 M. Meehan 14 P. Joyce 15 T. Joyce Subs used N. Joyce for Devane C. Monahan for Comer D. Savage for M. Clancy Manager J. O'Mahony

Galway – 2006 National Football League runners-up

1 A. Keane 2 D. Meehan 3 K. Fitzgerald 4 D. Burke 5 A. Burke 6 D. Blake 7 M. Comer 8 P. Clancy 9 N. Coleman 10 M. Clancy 11 D. Savage 12 M. Donnellan 13 M. Meehan 14 P. Joyce 15 S. Armstrong Subs used P. Geraghty for Armstrong B. Cullinane for Savage F. Hanley for D. Burke Manager P. Ford

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